Dignitaries Gather in Ilorin, Pay Last Respect to Eleventh Balogun Gambari
According to a news report from Leadership, A host of dignitaries, including representatives of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, gathered in Ilorin to attend the fidau of the eleventh Balogun Gambari, Alhaji AbdulKareem Laaro Buhari.
The governor was represented by his special adviser for Special Duties, Alhaji Razaq Jiddah, who was accompanied by senior adviser and counsellor Alhaji Saadu Salahu, non-executive director of NNPCL Dr. Ghali Alaaya, and special adviser on media Alhaji Bashir Adigun.
Notable attendees included Senator Saliu Mustapha, executive chairman of the Federal Character Commission Dr. Muibat Dankaka, and former governorship aspirant Alhaji Yahaya Seriki. The fidau was led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Solihu, along with other prominent Islamic scholars.
Also in attendance were members of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Yinka Aluko (Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency) and Raheem Olawuyi Ajulopin (Ekiti/Ireodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency). The late Balogun Gambari was the father of Mal. Tunji Buhari, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former state chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Kwara State.
The event saw the presence of the grand Mufti of Ilorin, Sheikh Suleiman Onikijipa; Chief of Staff at Government House, Ilorin, Alhaji Mahe Abdulkadir; retired grand Kadi of the state Shariah Court of Appeal, Justice Saliu Muhammad; former Nigerian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Nimota Akanbi; and director general of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Comrade Issa Aremu, among others.
In a brief sermon, the grand Mukadam of Ilorin, Sheikh Sulaiman Dan-Borno, urged those in positions of power to remain humble and reflect on their origins. He encouraged the wealthy to begin their charitable acts at home to gain genuine appreciation before seeking public accolades. Additionally, he advised citizens to follow their leaders' guidance, provided it aligns with the dictates of the Almighty God.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
MAI Akande Siraj Oyewale Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Aliyu Umar Bola Sagaya NTA Ilorin Akeem Olatunji Moremi High School Oko Erin Rasaq Jimoh Omu-aran Abubakar Baba Sulaiman Ilota Suleman Abubakar Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Kale Kawu Taiwo Joseph Okoolowo Federal Polytechnic Offa Olajumoke Monsura Gafar Peter Amogbonjaye AbdulGaniyu Kareem Hikmah AbdulKareem Laduba Www.Kwarareports.com KWATMA Kolawole Akande Mansurat Amuda-Kannike Abdulkarim Adisa Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari SGBN Aremu Bose Deborah Senior Ibrahim Suleiman Busari Toyin Isiaka George Innih MMWG Anilelerin Mahfouz Adedimeji Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao Lanre Badmus Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory Minimum Wage Sa\'ad Alanamu Ogidi-Oloje Abdulrazaq Adebayo Nagode General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Agboola Babatunde Ibraheem Abdullateef Haliru Yahaya Muhammadu Buhari Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Olatunji Ibrahim Ayinde Oyepitan RTEAN Turaki Firdaos Amasa ASUU Olupako Of Share Age AbdulKareem Jaigbade Alao John Olajide Adedipe Suleiman Ajadi Eghe Igbinehin Oniyangi Amos Bajeh Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa Falokun-Oja Ahmed Bayero NFAI Tayo Awodiji Kolawole Bashirat Lateef Alagbonsi Al-Ilory Orisun Igbomina Monsurat Omotosho Ethical College

